district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in the Northeastern
Middle Shabelle
Middle Shabelle (, , ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia.
It is bordered by Hiran to the north, Galgaduud to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south and the region of Lower Shabelle and the capital Mogadishu to the ...
(Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
. The district is about 220 km from Mogadishu. It is the eastern most district of the region bordering the
El Dher District
El Dher District () is a district in the south east Galguduud region of Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bord ...
of
Galguduud
Galguduud (, , or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is El Buur, which lies at the centre of the region.
Galgudu ...
in the east,
Adale District
Adale District () is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district in the southeastern Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Adale.Adan Yabal District in the west and the Indian Ocean in the east. Its economy is largely based on animal husbandry and farming.